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Three amendments were added to the United States Constitution to help Reconstruction efforts and protect the rights of all people. The 13th Amendment outlawed slavery. The 14th Amendments stated African Americans were citizens of the United States and protected equally by the law. Lastly, the 15th Amendments in 1870 gave all male citizens the right to vote, regardless of race. The amendment did not prohibit states from instituting voter qualifications through. Poll taxes and literacy tests prevented many African Americans from being able to vote.

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The 14th Amendment grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, prohibits states from denying due process or equal protection of the laws, and also addresses congressional apportionment and public debt.